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Flake (Noun)

Meaning 1

A crystal of snow.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Examples

  • A delicate flake of snow landed on her mitten, its intricate patterns glistening in the morning light.
  • The flake danced and twirled in the air, its fragile beauty mesmerizing the children as they watched it fall.
  • As the storm intensified, large flakes began to fall, blanketing the landscape in a thick layer of white.
  • She caught a flake on her tongue, feeling the cold, fleeting kiss of winter's chill.
  • The flake's six-sided symmetry was a marvel of natural engineering, its crystalline structure a wonder to behold.

Synonyms

  • Snowflake

Hypernyms

  • Crystal

Meaning 2

A person with an unusual or odd personality.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

  • Eccentric
  • Oddball
  • Eccentric Person
  • Geek

Hypernyms

  • Somebody
  • Soul
  • Individual
  • Person
  • Mortal

Hyponyms

  • Fruitcake
  • Nut Case
  • Wacko
  • Nutter
  • Screwball
  • Crank
  • Crackpot

Meaning 3

A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Synonyms

  • Chip
  • Bit
  • Fleck
  • Scrap

Hypernyms

  • Fragment

Hyponyms

  • Splinter
  • Sliver
  • Matchwood
  • Scale
  • Scurf

Related Words

  • Flake (verb)
  • Flaky (adjective)
  • Flakey (adjective)
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